Travels in America Performed in 1806: For the Purpose of Exploring the Rivers Alleghany, Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi, and Ascertaining the Produce and Condition of Their Banks and Vicinity, Volume 1R. Phillips, 1994 - Mississippi River Valley |
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Page 52
... land on the banks of a river , and ncar a market - town , is not to be had under ten dollars an acre ; but land under contrary circumstances brings . only from one to two or five dollars . Such land yields from twenty to thirty bushels ...
... land on the banks of a river , and ncar a market - town , is not to be had under ten dollars an acre ; but land under contrary circumstances brings . only from one to two or five dollars . Such land yields from twenty to thirty bushels ...
Page 203
... Lands , " as stated in the early part of this letter , and exposed you to this long dis- sertation on Indian war and ... land is to the west of that river , and continues with few excep- The princi- tions to the boundary westward of the ...
... Lands , " as stated in the early part of this letter , and exposed you to this long dis- sertation on Indian war and ... land is to the west of that river , and continues with few excep- The princi- tions to the boundary westward of the ...
Page 205
... land is sold at two dollars per acre for ever : and , to encourage settlers , the period of four years is allowed ... land jobbers , or land speculators , who made large contracts for twenty thou- sand to five hundred thousand acres of ...
... land is sold at two dollars per acre for ever : and , to encourage settlers , the period of four years is allowed ... land jobbers , or land speculators , who made large contracts for twenty thou- sand to five hundred thousand acres of ...
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